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I was just awarded the trophy "Addicted!" for posting a lot. While I am always glad to get awards it made me stop and think. Why do I post so much-I think I m addicted to the support here. It just feels so good to exchange posts with people who are struggling with some of the same issues that I...

I started this thread for @irish-colt. I will start off by tagging @daisy1 for you with some advice we give new comers and then I will quote your first post in My fasting glucose this morning: Hi folks. Started my diet after New Year's Day. Down 6kg from 102kg Got my monitor last week and...

I am having a very painful tooth problem in one of my molars-it is infected again for the second time. I will be starting antibiotics for it today and am scheduled to have a root canal and crown after the course of antibiotics is finished. Getting through these few weeks with controlled blood...

I started this thread for @jonniey. @azure and @philchap1 from postings in My fasting blood glucose.... thread

I am having success bringing down my HbA1c from 7.5 to 7.0 in the first three months of joining the forum. I am slowly losing weight. I am happy with these trends. My fasting blood glucose numbers are in the 5's, occasionally 4's, (and 6's when I have an extra treat.) I have been pretty...

I live in the USA and actually measure my blood glucose in mg/dl instead of the mmol/L used in the UK. I convert it daily to facilitate discussions with members here on the forum which is based in the UK. Fasting Blood Sugar Conversion I simply divide my mg/dl number by 18 to get to the...

I have been obsessing over protein levels this week. I am going to post this as a thread because I am interested in what other people have to say on it as well. Do not feel that you have to respond to everything just let me know if anything jumps out as you. I have some long standing kidney...

I just wasted 30 calories and 8 carbs by "cleaning" the applebutter spoon by putting it into my mouth after making toast for my mother. I am so annoyed. This brand of applebutter Mussleman's has more sugar and less spice than the Amish applebutter we usually buy or make. I read the label after...

I have a coupon -two actually- that came with my last two boxes of test discs for a free Contour 2 meter. It expires on December 31st, 2016. I use the meter and like it although it took a little while to get used to it after using accucheck nano for several years. If you would like the coupon...

Can someone recommend a good app that I can use on my laptop for entering my meals and counting carbs and calories? Ideally I would like something that calculates all the nutrients from the foods I have eaten. I used to use the USDA Food Pyramid App for a couple of years until they took it...

@himtoo and @azure I am glad both of you are on line because I just wanted to say you both did such a great job a few days ago with helping a new forum member deal with her resistant low glucose. Both of you calmly gave advice that worked for her and yet suggested the possible need for...

I fell asleep before I gave myself an insulin injection last night so my fasting glucose this morning was 10.6. I have taken the insulin 3 hours ago now but am wondering how high is too high to drive? I do not get lows below 4.0 in part because I fear them and eat enough to keep my blood glucose...

I thought someone might like to talk about the weather where they are. Are you having a storm or a wonderfully sunny day? We are having a couple days of overcast weather with small showers. It is still fairly warm here so it is making my lawn grow-I had to mow it and rake up fall leaves today...

I wanted to make this BMI chart easily available to all

Many of you may have already seen this article but I wanted to make sure it was easily available to any who have not yet seen it. http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/06June/Pages/Diabetes-drugs-may-be-useful-for-Alzheimers-mice-research-finds.aspx It is of special interest to me because I have diabetes...

I am from the southwestern USA but stumbled on this forum in looking for advice on antibiotics and high blood sugar readings.I like the low carb recipe section. I am diagnosed with type 2. I have been taking metformin for 4 years and insulin (lantus solostar 1x daily) since January 2014. I have...